Ed Ruschas I think Ill . has moved into the Obama familys living quarters at the White House,courtesy of the National Gallery of Art in Washington. The longer you look at the painting,the more words emerge from a streaky red sunset. Like many of Ruschas trademark works,it is an amusing take on human behaviour that leaves lots of room for interpretation. It might seem a surprising choice for the Obamas,but its one of 20 modern and contemporary works selected for their temporary home. Akiva Goldsmans screenwriting credits include blockbusters such as The Da Vinci Code,Angels & Demons,I Am Legend,A Beautiful Mind and I,Robot. Now,he is undertaking a new career path behind the camera. He recently directed the season premiere of the Fox series Fringe and is now lining up his feature-film directorial debut. Goldsman may end up directing a screen version of his favourite novel,Winters Tale,Mark Helprins 1983 fantasy about an alternate-history New York,a thief and a flying white horse. Paul & Chris Weitz didnt plan it this way. The directors are both releasing new films within weeks of each other and each of the new moviesPauls Cirque du Freak: The Vampires Assistant,and Chris The Twilight Saga: New Moonis an adaptation of a popular young-adult vampire novel. Both use fantastic casts of characters to deal with serious real-world themesthe nature of friendship,the inevitability of heartbreak,the unintended consequences of thoughtless actions. Lou Chibbaro Jr., who started writing for gay newspaper The Washington Blade under a pseudonym,has accumulated notes and files that have become part of the Lou Chibbaro Jr. Reporter Files,a 26-box repository of gay life now stored at George Washington Universitys library. The Washington Blade turns 40 this month,and no one has worked there longer than Chibbaro,60,who has covered it allthe political campaigns,the historic marches,the scandals,the rise of AIDS,the hate crimes and a few salacious murders.
